ROMAPEDIA: Fontana di Piazza dei Quiriti

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

FOUNTAIN OF PIAZZA DEI QUIRITI

1928 Attilio Selva (1888/1970) from Trieste

Also known as FONTANA DELLE CARIATIDI (Fountain of the Caryatids)

The four naked women holding the bowl made a scandal at the time of the inauguration, forcing the fine sculptor from Trieste to an advocacy on behalf of the "classical nude"

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What's ROMAPEDIA

ROMAPEDIA is a work of synthesis and anthology of the most authoritative and reliable sources of facts about the GREAT BEAUTY of Rome and the area of the Province of Rome.

ROMAPEDIA is an encyclopedic dictionary with 1,363 entries, including 487 churches, 278 palaces, and 153 museums. The word count is 746,174. By comparison The King James Authorized Bible has 783,137 words.

ROMAPEDIA includes quotations and critical evaluations written by talented art historians that are, in the opinion of the editor, illuminating and revealing.

ROMAPEDIA is linked to over 15,000 pictures and each entry is linked to its exact location on Google Maps.

Just click on the name of the entry translated in Italian for the pictures and on the address for the location.